Post Occupancy Evaluation of School Refurbishment Projects: Multiple Case Study in the UK

Buildings

JosephH. K. Lai¹  Caleb Debrah¹  De-Graft Owusu-Manu²  Hamad Ahmed³  Chris Roberts³  DavidJ. Edwards³  WellingtonDidibhuku Thwala⁴ 

[1] Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hung Hom, Hong Kong;Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Accra Rd, Kumasi AK-039-5028, Ghana;Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University, City Centre Campus, Millennium Point, Birmingham B4 7XG, UK;SARChi in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa;

关键词: building services;    construction;    POE;    refurbishment;    schools;    soft landings;   

DOI  :  10.3390/buildings11040169

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Buildings inevitably deteriorate with time. Schools buildings are no exception and require refurbishment at times. Despite the UK Government announcing the £1 billion funding for rebuilding 50 schools over 10 years starting 2010–2021, it is common practice for builders and designers to, upon completion of a building project, move on to the next development without considering how the completed building performs. This research undertakes a post occupancy evaluation (POE) of three schools in the West Midlands, UK with specific focus on building services, viz., heating, lighting, and air conditioning and ventilation. The research adopted a mixed philosophical approach of interpretivism and post-positivism to conduct inductive reasoning. A questionnaire that collected both quantitative and qualitative primary data was distributed to the end-users of the schools. Data was analysed using the Cronbach’s alpha, one sample t-test and Kruskal–Wallis test to identify any differences between the questionnaire responses. Findings revealed that building users demanded greater control of the internal environment thus contradicting the current trend for automated ‘intelligent systems’ approaches. This research represents the first work to consider the contractor’s perspective towards developing a better understanding of client satisfaction with the school buildings. Moreover, the POE result represents a notable pragmatic advancement to knowledge that will influence the contractor’s knowledge and understanding of client satisfaction, and where to improve upon these.

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